New Trajan Sestertius

I recently started studying Trajan's coins. I find his coins very interesting. many historical events are depicted on his coins. This is probably because he found coin propaganda very important. I also think that his coins belong to the most beautiful of the Roman coinage. I find the sestertii especially impressive. I've been looking to a Trajan Sestertius for a while. yesterday I found this one. No historical event is depicted on this coin. but I like the portrait. moreover, the coin was cheap. especially the latter convinced me to buy this coin. I plan to buy more Trajan coins. His coins, together with Septimius Severus, become my main goal. Which does not mean that I no longer buy other coins. I actually find the entire period from Augustus to Constantius II interesting.

Nice examples. Trajan AE's are well-made - artistically fine, nice preparation of dies and planchets, and perhaps the best lettering in all of the Imperial Roman series.

My problem with Trajan is that the cheap ones are pretty awful looking, so the ones I have are pretty poor condition. This is my favorite - one of my "beauties despite the ravages of time" specimens (or something like that):

Nice examples. Trajan AE's are well-made - artistically fine, nice preparation of dies and planchets, and perhaps the best lettering in all of the Imperial Roman series.

My problem with Trajan is that the cheap ones are pretty awful looking, so the ones I have are pretty poor condition. This is my favorite - one of my "beauties despite the ravages of time" specimens (or something like that):

Looks like this coin circulated for some time before the plating was discovered. I have always wondered if such coins continued to circulate after it became obvious that they were plated. Perhaps they did at a discount? Has anyone ever studied this aspect of the plated coin, that is did they circulate as knowingly plated coins?

Below is my first Trajan. Perhaps we should investigate why people to like Septimius Severus get these???

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I think there is a lot of similarity between the two emperors. They were the two great conquerors of the Roman Empire. They were both somewhere first in. Trajan was the first emperor from outside of Italy and Septimius Severus was the first emperor from Africa. They were both not assured of power, which made their coin propaganda very important. And both died during a military campaign because they had not had enough of conquering in their old age. They both had about the same length of reign. Because of their long reign, their coins are not really rare either. They are even about the same price. I therefore think that if you find Severus interesting, chances are that you will also end up with Trajan.

I like the sestertii of Trajan. They are large impressive coins and some have really interesting portraits or reverses.
Sestertius RIC 401 Woytek 58a 98 A.D.
Finally got the photograph of this coin done.

I like the sestertii of Trajan. They are large impressive coins and some have really interesting portraits or reverses.
Sestertius RIC 401 Woytek 58a 98 A.D.
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Finally got the photograph of this coin done.